Recommended games in Arcade

Flipping Legend is a flipping great mobile game.

Flipping Legend is out now and it’s a simple and hard puzzle game from Hiding Spot Games and Noodlecake Studios. In this game the player can go left or right diagonally in a three wide checkerboard. Avoid spikes and collect coins along the way. There are a couple special moves to get out of a jam, but in general it’s a difficult game to get very far unless looking way ahead to plan out the moves. My only gripe with this game is that it’s not played in portrait mode as a quick twitch game like this would be perfect for a quick game while waiting in line.

[Sponsor] Defeat the cardinal sins in Seven Islands, a challenging endless runner out now on iOS

We’d like to thank our sponsor for this week, Seven Islands from LionStar Studios. Seven Islands is a brand new endless runner that’s anything but generic. It tasks you with traversing, you guessed it, seven islands that are each themed on one of the seven cardinal sins.

There’s a unique challenge to overcome based on the sin each island is associated with, but don’t worry – you won’t be going in blind. You’re given a clue at the start of each level to help prepare you for the new challenges ahead.

And you’ll need all the help you can get, as the difficulty quickly ramps up. This isn’t your traditional casual endless runner. It’s level-based, and it’s far from easy.

It plays like a traditional endless runner though. You’ll swipe right and left to dodge obstacles, jump over stuff, and collect a bunch of helpful items like stones, coins, treasure, and diamonds.

The latest in the Zombie Gunship franchise released

Who doesn’t love shooting zombies. Second only to nazis, zombies in games have that sort of guiltless fun. You are technically killing people in the game, but they aren’t real people, they are the undead (nazis included in that). Zombie Gunship Survival is the newest free to play version of the Zombie Gunship series. Seemingly years in development, it’s finally put and it’s really well done. For someone who has liked any of this franchise, they should love this version.

Experience the power of an AC-130 aircraft and annihilate zombies in this intense shooter. With a devastating apocalypse having broken out, defend humanity from the skies while building a shelter on the ground to keep out the undead.

[Sponsor] Pull off rad tricks in Stickman Skate Battle out now on mobile

We’d like to thank our sponsor for this week, Stickman Skate Battle from Djinnworks GmbH.

Think you can pull off the most rad tricks out of all of your friends? Well, why not put that to the test in Stickman Skate Battle, a multiplayer skate-off experience out right now on iOS and Android.

Stickman Skate Battle challenges you to face off against a friend in a variety of different modes. There’s high score, in which you try and perform the best tricks in a minute. The winner is, as you expect, the player with the highest score at the end. Then there’s domination mode, which takes its cues from Splatoon. Here you trick off obstacles to cover them in your colours, and win if you have the most obstacles at the end. You can steal your opponent’s obstacle, which is pretty cool, by performing a better trick on it.

Aside from the main modes, there are also a bunch of daily, weekly, and league tournaments to take part in – if you dare. These offer the highest challenge, as you’re up against players globally. You might want to train up for that by completing the tutorial, practicing your tricks in training mode, and taking on the AI in offline play. If you fancy a bit of personal flair on your character, you can choose from a variety of different skaters and boards, as well as learn a few special tricks.

It’s clear that Stickman Skate Battle has been designed with love for the sport in mind. From the hand-crafted skate parks, to the variety of skaters, and the controller support at launch. Go on, you know you want to grab it from the App Store or Google Play right now.

.io-type multiplayer racing game Crash Club out now

I’ve been testing this game for what seems like weeks now. It’s amazing how fun simultaneous multiplayer is when there is a fully loaded room. Crash Club is a king of the hill type driving game. The more points the player gets the more gear their cars can be outfitted with. Great quick play multiplayer game, out now for iOS.

No races, no rules! Drive anywhere you want in a big coastal city, break everything and take down other drivers for points to rule the leaderboard!

Massively multiplayer action with over 30 players live and real time in every game. Everything can be crashed, with weapons and abilities available right in the middle of the action.

Thumb Run is now Cosmo Race - And it's still a load of fun

A few months ago we wrote about Thumb Run. It recently disappeared from the App Store with no explanation given. Turns out it was purchased by Nanoo and has now been updated and re-released as Cosmo Race. More from the game description:

Run in any direction you like! It’s a race between 6 cosmonauts! Run towards the ultimate victory every week.

Features
– Race among 6 cosmonauts
– Play against online players worldwide
– Take any route towards the checkpoints
– Use special items for upset wins
– Participate in weekly seasonal rankings

Single button control games aren’t usually my thing. They generally lack any sort of replayability. But in this case it’s an design decision that actually works out well as it keep the game arcade-like. In Spinnywings you touch the screen to turn right, avoid other planes and gather balloons for power-ups, loot, and fuel. Arcade fun through and through.

Spin your way across the sky and collect balloons. Unlock loot crates and collect 10 different aircraft along with a ton of different boosts, paint schemes and streamers.

See how long you can resist the massed forces of Evil Air Corporation’s zeppelins, fighters, bombers, choppers and air mines!

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